Would love to hear your thoughts on our game (in particular the balancing). We worked super hard on it!
Genuinely, just wow. The art is amazing, it's fun to play and I genuinely hope you will make this into a longer game, because I would definitely play that!! I think the balancing is good as in, I got to the end but it didn't feel like there was a lot of choice with the upgrades (not a bad thing, simply can't make 100+ levels in a game jam) :)
Rated the game and will put another comment on the rating page, but genuinely, the fact you worked hard on it is clearly visible!
I would really like your feedback, I need to know how the game feels in terms of difficulty. If you could help me telling me about your experiences, it could be great!
https://theyellowraptor.itch.io/my-newly-acquired-dungeon
P.D.: Your game was the first I played and rate! Nice going man! (I loved the greeny, kinda GBC artstyle!)
Just finished your game, will leave you a comment and rating! :)
In terms of difficulty, as you described as well on the game page, I did run into the game restarting me at one heart after that first checkpoint. I tried a couple of times to get to another checkpoint but due to just one hit I wasn't able to. In that way, I would say that makes it quite difficult, but without that, I would say the difficulty is about right! Maybe sometimes a bit tough, but if next to the bug that is your intention I think it is spot on! :) But that aside, I do really like it! I think your game is a really solid puzzle game, very well done!
Also thank you very much for playing SnailQuest, glad to hear you had fun!
Thank you for the comment! Yeah, I realized after submitting the game that the "respawn with just one heart" existed, and I didn't had a way to fix it (due to the upload restriction). That was not the intended way of playing, so I inmedeately updated the description on the game page. to clirify that. I'm sorry that the bug obscured your experience.
Also, I noted that the "Shield" was activated from the very beggining, contrary as it was originally intended. So, a lot of bugs that I didn't notice before it was to late.
Thanks again for the rate and comment!
BEFORE YOU PLAY by Ctrl + T i made the music and general game design for this game, so you can give feedback focused on these aspects
I played your game and, broo... The situations you created are so creative. I saw the level 99 monster and thought "okay, let's go back." Then I get cornered by the big scary slug. After that, I instantly regretted saying I like scary games xD
Oh very well done on the music and general game design, I really like it! :) Think the music is very fitting for the game! I think the puzzle elements really added up (like the having to spell play), kept surprising me, very creative! I will leave a comment and rating.
Also, thank you so much for playing my game too, so glad you had fun! :) (next to the scare part hahah)
https://zohiru.itch.io/shovel-jam-2025
Just whatever feedback back you can give me and my friend started coding like 5 days before jam so any bugs you notice please tell us also we know the health bars are broken we didn’t have enough sleep and time to fix them before submitting
Thank youuu
Just finished playing your game, well done! The art especially looks absolutely stunning, and especially for coding for 5 days that's very impressive!
So in terms of bugs, after one of the first bigger jumps (the one after the overhang with two skeletons in it, pretty close to the beginning) you can fall down and fall out of the map and need to restart. Next to that the flying enemies are a bit hard to attack as they attack just a bit too fast for you to get a hit in.
What I do think you should really add is a credit section/assets used section to the game page. The art is stunning, but it would be good to give proper credit to the artist that made the assets you used, like the player skeleton. That way, they can continue making amazing assets that everyone can use! :)
Again, well done and congrats on your first game jam!
Hey there!! Can you give a general feedback about our game?? (Forgive us about the sometimes-clipping-through-props-camera ahahahahaha)
https://paulera-game-studio.itch.io/boot-up
I'm going to review yours too!!! :)
Hey! I downloaded and tried to play your game but I got the following error: A D3D11 -compatible GPU (Feature Level 11.0, Shader Model 5.0) is required to run the engine. I will look into this later, but no worries, did want to let you know I haven't forgotten about it and I will do my best to fix it so I can play!
Just finished your game, rated and left a comment on the rating page! I think the controls are great with the fact that it is toggle based, makes it a bit more challenging. The only feedback point I have is the AI use for the voice, but I also get wanting to embody that in a very short time is quite tough. It would have been fun to see you give it a try to speak very roboty/monotone and pitch shifting in post :)
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737853
It's my first game ever made and i am fully new in game dev, that was really hard to make thms in 10 days. Need feedback) Thank you:)
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737512
Would love some feedback on what to improve!
The art and ambience fit together really really well (great style!). How the light works in the game also feels like adding something to that, so well done! Two feedback points:
1. I did run into a big bug though, I went for the rocketpart on the right first and then when I got back to the middle and interacted, I got the credits cause I could already complete the rocket. I played again and this was also the case if you got 2 parts.
2. Some of the items are a bit too spaced out, especially if you go left first and you need for example that keycard, it feels as though you need to walk quite a while to retrieve that.
Overall again a super solid submission though, especially love the art and ambience! Are you continuing development after the gamejam? If so, definitely count me in for playing it! :)
https://maveluke.itch.io/devquest-getting-started
I hope you enjoy it! Any feedback is highly appreciated
Hi! We'd really appreciate it if you played our game, thank you!! :)
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3739912
Hi! I'd appreciate any feedback in general!
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3729901
I'd appreciate any feedback for our platformer game. I hope you enjoy our game, and thank you in advance :)
https://lamrandom31.itch.io/top
If you have time to look at this would be appreciated,
We tried to make a game that didn't require any words for instructions, and I'm wondering if the entire game feels intuitive.
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738393
Thanks, I'll check out your game now!
Just finished playing your game, and I think you've done very well on the game feeling intuitive and not requiring any words! All mini games were clear on what to do and I do really like the simple yet heartwarming message with it in terms of stopping to procrastinate. Well done and congrats on your first jam! :) Will rate and leave a comment there too
If you are still looking for games to play, I'd love to get feedback on mine:
https://picarune.itch.io/core-contest
https://qweruiopasdfjkl.itch.io/hotel-rush
Here's my game if you want to play :)
Could you please play my game ? https://thousandbones0.itch.io/just-get-launched
Please try my game
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3736800
https://cricchioz.itch.io/start-its-all-you-have
hii, id love to have a feedback from you on my game, hope u will enjoy it :>
Hey! Really appreciate you trying the game. I wanted to ask specifically what did you think of the map itself (ignoring the obstacles)? I didn’t get time to add much variety, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on what could make the raw terrain more fun or engaging! https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3740682
https://sasquatch047.itch.io/self-not-found
Definitely looking for feedback on difficulty, I've already been made aware of a few bugs that are annoyances and tried to leave a note in the description, and the couple playtesters I had try it before the end of the jam had me there to help them figure out anything that wasn't super obvious. I was aiming for something like "I am Bread" but if you have any non-difficulty related feedback as well its appreciated! your game looks pretty neat so I'm gonna give it a go over my lunch break today. Thank you!
Welcome to Duckbound, a light-hearted turn-based RPG that can best be described as if Pokemon and Osu! were combined into one!
Although originally a downloadable, we've just created an in-browser version!
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⭐Rating page: https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/373836
🦆 Duckbound web version: https://guiyyu.itch.io/duckbound-web
I hope you give it a try!

Just finished the game and left a more elaborate comment on the rating page, very bizarre and fun vibe, definitely enjoyable!
And in terms of if the game has a future, I think it definitely could! I do think I would recommend just focusing on the fun of developing first. I think collecting feedback during a game jam like this is great for trying to develop a more polished game, but I think I could also recommend making multiple short form games to learn and to eventually take that experience into investing more time into a single game. Regardless of what you choose, my biggest hope is that you have fun and have learned a bunch of new things during this jam!
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3735339
Please check our game out, and don't rage too hard :)
We will be happy if you leave any suggestions and comments to our game :D
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3738482

https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3717095
heres mine! Not looking for any specific feedback :)
But maybe a bit more on the minigames if u will, any ideas, suggestions or problems will be appreciated :D
I will play your game right now :) no obligation just for fun,
My game: I know it's buggy and doesn't look the best but if you can give me any feedback unrelated to bugs or visuals I would appreciate it so much. :)
https://elmaneto.itch.io/justgetrestarted
Just finished playing your game and left a comment and rating on the page :) Like I said there to, congrats on your first game jam and the game was a very fun puzzle! My feedback is that it might have been a little hard at times (especially with the parts with the orange cubes being shot at you), but way more important feedback is please don't be too hard on yourself with 'buggy and doesn't look the best', I think you made a solid game and you can be proud of it!
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3731070
any feedback on the "fun" aspect (that was my main focus for the game). Did you had fun playing it ? :)
I'll try yours too and give some feedback :)
Just finished playing your game, I definitely think your game is a bunch of fun! As some people have already pointed out I see in the other comments, it can be slightly frustrating to get softlocked due to not having a way to go back/regain momentum to be able to still make some jumps, but that is nothing some quick polishing can't fix (maybe implementing something to quickly regain that momentum?). Genuinely very creative idea, I had fun!
Hey here is my game if you get a chance to play, no specific feedback required just anything you think would improve the experience and what I could do in the future! - https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737873
Hi! The thing I was most undecided on was the difficulty of my game. I didn't want it to be too easy but I didn't want everyone to be unable to beat it either. I think I got a good level down, but let me know what you think (oh and if it's fun, cause I mostly ran with the theme of the jam)! https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3732731

Edit: Just went and played and rated your game! So good wow good job
Hello, I'm thinking to make this jam idea into a commercial game, if the gameplay only taking photographs , how much do you think you want to pay to buy the game ?
Are you going to change your opinion about the price if I were to add story and interactable npcs ? What should I add to make you want to buy the game ? Thanks in advance for playing and dropping a feedback.
Here is my game if you are still trying them! Hope you enjoy!
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3740960
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3722473
this is my first game, looking for feedback
https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3737737 I'd appreciate constructive criticism
try this one out: https://ag-makerspace.itch.io/memory-drive
I couldn’t think of many good levels to make due to time, and would love to hear your ideas for new ones!